Low Carb Baking Mix Recipe

So I should first talk a little about the carb count on this recipe (below). I was so proud of myself for coming up with this concoction, simply because I thought I would have to give up the idea of ever baking again when I started eating low carb. But with this recipe, I got to enjoy a roll with my dinner! It was amazing, and my tummy wasn’t uncomfortable afterwards like it typically is if I get too many carbs in my eating plan.

But when I entered the nutrition data, I was kind of taken aback. At first glance, 35 grams of carbs is a LOT when you are trying to eat low carb.

But after my panic subsided, I realized I had forgotten to figure in the fiber for net carbs. I was also looking at the content for the entire recipe, forgetting that you only eat a portion of this when you’ve baked something with it. In fact, I made some dinner rolls with this recipe, and the total net carbs was only 3!

Then, I quickly googled the nutrition data on some mainstream baking mixes and found that I had cut the carbs by more than half! So I started feeling pretty good about this again.

I will say that these are a bit on the heavy side in density, but they are perfect for soaking up sauces and gravy, and they give your tummy that nice, full feeling without feeling like you swallowed a brick!

Lastly, a note on the oat fiber. Please know that this is very different from oat bran. Oat bran has a much higher carb count. Oat fiber, however, can be a bit more difficult to find. So I would call around before you go from store to store searching for it. I ended up ordering online because every time I asked at my local stores, they tried to sell me oat bran instead of oat fiber. So be warned…

If you prefer to just order it online, you can find it here on amazon (affiliate link). And if you do your own online search for oat fiber, “buyer beware” of the Trim Healthy Mama brand. Their customer service is the worst thing I’ve ever experienced. Even when you have a legitimate problem with your order, they pretty much tell you, “oops, too bad… not our problem“. That’s why I will be paying a tiny bit more to order it from amazon from now on.

RECIPES USING THIS MIX
Click here to see all the recipes I have made using this mix. Please know that this link is connected to a category on my blog, so as time goes on, there will be more and more of them. So don’t forget to check back for new recipes! Click here to see recipes.

Ed – I purposely did not add any because every recipe will require a different amount of leavening. I suppose, technically, that makes this a flour mix rather than a baking mix. But I find it to be the safer approach. This isn’t a mix as far as “brownie mix” or pancake mix” are concerned. It’s a general mix you can use with different recipes.

Thanks for sharing this mix Tiffany. The only issue I have are my sensitive guts. I can’t handle that much fiber 🙁
So I will try your mix slightly higher in carbs: almond flour, coconut flour and oat flour.
Cheers,
Marianne

You can order oat fiber from netrition.com much cheaper 🙂 They have flat rate shipping, so I usually order several pkgs, and stick them in my freezer (but even if you ordered only 1 lb, it’d be less expensive than Amazon)

As a clean eater, I’ve become frustrated with the number of low carb recipes that call for a "box of something" as an ingredient. There are so many FAKE low carb foods out there. I mean, they are low in carbs, but the ingredients often leave me scratching my head.

I may not want carbs, but that doesn’t mean I want to replace them with chemicals and garbage! So I started applying low carb eating to my usual clean eating ways, and so far, it's working great!